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News and Media Releases

• UDC names athletic complex after noted alumnus Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson January 19, 2022
• UDC partners with Xcelerate Solutions to expand career opportunities for students January 19, 2022
• Campus Notification – UDC 2-Hour Delay Opening (10 am) – Friday, January 7, 2022 January 6, 2022
• IPPH State of Play Presents: A Trilogy on the IMPACT of COVID-19 – January 7th at noon January 6, 2022
• Campus Notification – UDC 2-Hour Delay Opening (10 am) – Tuesday January 4, 2022 January 3, 2022
• The University of the District of Columbia lands a record $2.3 million gift – Washington Post December 28, 2021
• UDC wins $300K Propel Agri-Tech grant December 20, 2021
• UDC Receives $2.3 Million Donation—Its Largest Private Gift In History December 17, 2021
• UDC Education Programs Virtual Open House – Dec. 14th December 10, 2021
• BASKETBALL DOUBLE HEADER – TOMORROW – Dec. 4, 2021 – Games Start at 1pm 🏀🏀 December 3, 2021
• AllCare and MOM’s Organic Market sign retail leases with the University of the District of Columbia November 19, 2021
• Founders’ Day SAVE THE DATE – Award Nominations are open November 17, 2021
• Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Naming Complex – Feb. 19, 2022 @ 11am November 15, 2021
• Veterans Day Observation 2022 November 10, 2021
• BOT Notification: Regular Meeting of the Full Board of Trustees Nov. 9, 2021 @ 6pm November 8, 2021
• University of the District of Columbia receives national recognition for achievements in student success November 5, 2021
• Community Leaders Joined UDC, EPRI and Pepco to Unveil New Innovative Agriculture Pod at UDC’s Bertie Backus Campus November 2, 2021
• UDC Biomedical Engineering program becomes only ABET-accredited program at HBCU November 1, 2021
• University of the District of Columbia Partners with Follett ACCESS to Offer Free Course Materials through CARES ACT Funding October 28, 2021
• Welcome Mr. Roy Layne, Chief Financial Officer October 21, 2021
• NBC 4 Washington features UDC Nursing Program October 21, 2021
• Welcome Dr. Charles M. Sutton – Director of Title III October 19, 2021
• Welcome Mr. Stephan M. Byam – Associate Vice President of Information Technology October 19, 2021
• Ronald Mason, Jr. – President of the University of the District of Columbia October 18, 2021
• Stephen Willard – Former CEO, Cellphire, Inc. October 18, 2021
• Tommy Wells – Director, Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) October 18, 2021
• Brandi Toliver – Senior Academic Program Manager, International & Academic Affairs Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) October 18, 2021
• Susan Taylor – Founder & CEO, National CARES Mentoring Movement and Editor-in-Chief Emerita of Essence Magazine October 18, 2021
• Jimmy Smith – Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of the Navy October 18, 2021
• Rynthia Rost – Senior Executive Advisor, IBM October 18, 2021
• Justina Nixon-Saintil – Vice President and Global Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM October 18, 2021
• Tizoc Loza – Director of Business Development, Mandaree Enterprise, LLC October 18, 2021
• Anthony Lewis – Region Vice President, Public Policy, Verizon Communications October 18, 2021
• Anne L. Kinney – Deputy Center Director, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA October 18, 2021
• Bertha Haro – Director of Business Development, Great Minds in STEM October 18, 2021
• LaTrease Garrison – Executive Vice President, American Chemical Society Education and ACS Membership October 18, 2021
• David L. Gadis – CEO & General Manager, DC Water October 15, 2021
• Angela Franco – President & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce October 15, 2021
• Kim Ford – President & CEO, Martha’s Table October 15, 2021
• James DeBardelaben – President & CEO, IvySys Technologies October 15, 2021
• Tshaka Cunningham – Chief Science Officer & Co-founder, TruGenomix Health, Inc. October 15, 2021
• Karen Cator – Worldwide Education Strategy, Apple Inc. October 15, 2021
• Wayne L. Bethea – Senior Computer Scientist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory October 15, 2021
• Mashea Ashton – CEO & Founder, Digital Pioneers Academy October 15, 2021
• CAS READS BIG Welcomes Wil Haygood, Scholar and Author of “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World” October 28 at 6 p.m. October 14, 2021
• UDC’S DR. FREDDIE DIXON HONORED SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH AT 7 PM EDT October 8, 2021
• UDC’s SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVED October 7, 2021
• 2021 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) MAKING AND INNOVATION SHOWCASE October 7, 2021
• 2021-2022 SAP UNIVERSITY ALLIANCES PROGRAM WITH UDC FOR MBA STUDENTS October 7, 2021
• Mr. Vincent Tanoe October 7, 2021
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Awards UDC $8.7 Million Towards the Training of Minorities in Public Health Informatics Technology September 29, 2021
• DACOR and University of the District of Columbia Sign Historic Global Studies Mentoring Partnership September 28, 2021
• Dr. Lawrence T. Potter, Jr., UDC Chief Academic Officer/Provost, will present during the “Diversify Tech Education Programs and Inclusive Skills Training” AWS Summit September 27, 2021
• A Special Virtual Conversation with Jesse Washington – Tues. Sept 28th @ 2pm September 26, 2021
• If you missed Opening Convocation, you can see it here. September 24, 2021
• Fall 2021 Opening Convocation September 23, 2020 | 10 a.m. September 23, 2021
• Opioid Use and Prevention Strategies in the District – Sept. 27 – 30, 2021 Register Here September 20, 2021
• BOT Notification: Regular Meeting of the Audit, Budget, and Finance Committee Sept. 14, 2021 @ 6 p.m. September 13, 2021
• Welcome Week presented by the Office of Student Life September 10, 2021
• Biomedical Engineering Guest Seminar: Daily Activity Monitoring in Aging Adults (Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 12:30 -1:30pm) September 10, 2021
• Rigging History: The Untold Story of The Black Men Behind the Scenes as the Smithsonian’s Skull Crew, 1975 – 2000 – Sept. 9th @ 6pm September 8, 2021
• The AUC Data Science Seminar Series will feature Dr. Victor McCrary – Sept 10th @ 12pm September 8, 2021
• President Mason joins MPT HBCU Week Program – View Program Here September 7, 2021
• Greater Washington Partnership’s Capital CoLAB Welcomes the University of the District of Columbia to Growing Community September 2, 2021
• Fatma Elshobokshy Promoted to Director of Learning Technology UDC Center for Advancement of Learning August 26, 2021
• BOT Meeting Notification – Regular Meeting of the Student Outcomes Committee 8-24-21 August 23, 2021
• You are invited to the UDC Tennis Courts Ribbon Cutting 8-21-21 @ 11am August 19, 2021
• Registration – One Stop Shop August 16, 2021
• UDC Alumni: Before you vote, Meet the Candidates! UDCNAS Election 2021 August 12, 2021
• Welcome our new Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President August 12, 2021
• Welcome our new Vice President of Facilities and Real Estate Management August 12, 2021
• Dr. Letitia Williams August 10, 2021
• University of District of Columbia faculty Awarded AAUW American Fellowship August 4, 2021
• Welcome our new Vice President of Information Technology August 3, 2021
• Welcome our new Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator July 30, 2021
• UDC announces RISE enrollment incentives for Fall 2021 July 23, 2021
• DC RISE: UDC COMPLETE July 16, 2021
• DC Rise: 2021 – 2022 High School Grads  July 16, 2021
• DCUP UDC Rise July 16, 2021
• WDLL recognized by District of Columbia Housing Authority July 15, 2021
• 2021 CAUSES 2nd Quarter Impact Report July 14, 2021
• Introduction to Digital Learning and Success Strategies July 6, 2021
• UDC-CC was selected as a sub-awardee participant on a grant from the NSF July 2, 2021
• UDC’s Economic Impact Generates over $400 Million to the District of Columbia July 1, 2021
• UDC Student Wins NIH-Sponsored Minority Student STEM Competition June 29, 2021
• AS Natural Sciences Info Session – June 17, 2021 @ 11am June 9, 2021
• NBC4 – Washington: UDC Gifted New Airplane Engine from Piedmont Airlines for UDC-CC Aviation Maintenance Program June 5, 2021
• UDC receives donated airplane engine from Piedmont Airlines for Aviation Program at Community College June 4, 2021
• UDC-TV General Manager receives six Telly Awards for “I Knew George” June 3, 2021
• President Mason one of Featured Speakers – Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021 Fireside Chats June 1, 2021
• UDCNAS Virtual Alumni Meeting – June 7, 2021 May 28, 2021
• UDC Professor Selected for highly competitive American Society for Cell Biology Accomplishing Career Transitioning program May 28, 2021
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month – May May 27, 2021
• JBAB Inducts inaugural group of honorary commanders – President Mason one of the new honorary commanders May 25, 2021
• A Virtual Presidential Round Table on Why HBCUs Matter – President Mason on the panel. 6-6-21 May 25, 2021
• ‘It’s all about probabilities’: Dr. Victor McCrary (UDC) and Dr. Timothy Akers on diversifying science May 21, 2021
• UDC named HBCU Institutional Leader by Fulbright Program May 20, 2021
• Cultivating a Talented, Diverse R&D Workforce of the Future May 20, 2021
• Virtual Event: Washington, DC: City of Champions a virtual discussion honoring Sports Champions of Washington, DC. – 5.19.21 May 18, 2021
• UDC President and VP for Research & Graduate Programs speak to National Science Board about developing minority STEM talent 5.19.21 May 18, 2021